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twitter account the tweet claims that there were two blasts outside of the white house and that president obama had in fact been injured but that it was fake the a.p. twitter account had in fact been hacked regardless the damage was done and within seconds that update had been rich waited four thousand times and apparently wall street was watching stocks took a nosedive within minutes of the tweet actually being posted the dow jones dropped over one hundred thirty three points but just as quickly as it fell the stock market recovered when it learned that that tweet was in fact a farce so obviously the boston bombing is still having ripple effects on the affairs of the american public meanwhile four days since the boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar sinai of was taken into custody by authorities new details are coming in from the investigation here's the latest information coming out speaking to interrogators from a hospital bed the nineteen year old acknowledged playing a role in planting the explosives near the marathon finish line he also told investigators that u.s. forces in iraq and a
twitter account the tweet claims that there were two blasts outside of the white house and that president obama had in fact been injured but that it was fake the a.p. twitter account had in fact been hacked regardless the damage was done and within seconds that update had been rich waited four thousand times and apparently wall street was watching stocks took a nosedive within minutes of the tweet actually being posted the dow jones dropped over one hundred thirty three points but just as...
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president obama will travel to boston tomorrow for an interfaith service to mourn and to pray. he called what happened terrorism. >> this was a han niehaus and cowardly act and given what we now now about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. anytime bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. >> among the dead, 8-year-old martin richard, 29-year-old krystle campbell and the third victim is a boston university grad student from china whose parents asked her name not be made public. let's get to the latest with pete williams. i want to start with the two photos, the before and after of a bag next to a mailbox. how important are investigators thinking these could be? >> to be determined, i think. they are looking at this picture and similar pictures to see if that's how the bombs were placed. they're sort of contradictory photo evidence here about whether that's where they went because the after doesn't seem to show a lot of damage, but it's quite clear that the bombs themselves were not busted up into little tiny pieces and
president obama will travel to boston tomorrow for an interfaith service to mourn and to pray. he called what happened terrorism. >> this was a han niehaus and cowardly act and given what we now now about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. anytime bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. >> among the dead, 8-year-old martin richard, 29-year-old krystle campbell and the third victim is a boston university grad student from...
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however, think about bush-cheney and think about obama administration. fbi under bush-cheney, would they have been -- would they have interrogated him? would they have brought him in and spent more time with tamerlan years ago in 2009 when they had his name on the list? when his name popped up on the list would they have gone after them, or was there pc stuff at work where the obama administration says, look, we are not going to go after him right now. he has been cleared. let's not take a look now and let's not follow him. my concern is the treatment of terror under obama is different than the treatment of terror under bush-cheney. obama doesn't want to call it terror. he wants to call it -- i don't know. >> the fort hood one was classified as workplace violence. i don't know if they would claim a do over on that one. greg, you talked about the fbi on saturday when we had our special show. as we have gone over the past two days, even this morning there was something that said that perhaps one of the airlines misspelled one of these characters' names. ts
however, think about bush-cheney and think about obama administration. fbi under bush-cheney, would they have been -- would they have interrogated him? would they have brought him in and spent more time with tamerlan years ago in 2009 when they had his name on the list? when his name popped up on the list would they have gone after them, or was there pc stuff at work where the obama administration says, look, we are not going to go after him right now. he has been cleared. let's not take a look...
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state of texas was a mess of blah says through a fertilizer plant police say up to fifteen people have been killed in a g.'s a hundred and sixty injured but emergency crews fear as many as seventy may have died. during the break i think we're getting here but the explosion had the force of a minor and quake and destroyed several buildings in suing blazers spread to two nearby apartment blocks and schools the fire has since been brought under control but several firefighters and a police officer feared to date officials have shut down policy applies and evacuated half the town amid concerns that another fertilizer tank at the facility could blow up because of the tragedy is not yet known police say i will begin an investigation once rescue operations are over but that so far there's no evidence of foul play r.g.s. romano is at the scene. that's right the mayor of west texas spoke to was just a few minutes. just to confirm some of the facts of the disaster that we've seen here sixteen homes have been damaged in this explosion presumed those are the homes that are closest to the blast sit
state of texas was a mess of blah says through a fertilizer plant police say up to fifteen people have been killed in a g.'s a hundred and sixty injured but emergency crews fear as many as seventy may have died. during the break i think we're getting here but the explosion had the force of a minor and quake and destroyed several buildings in suing blazers spread to two nearby apartment blocks and schools the fire has since been brought under control but several firefighters and a police officer...
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so in my article in reuters today, walking through the analysis of the law here, one of the arguments that the obama justice department seems on the verge of making is we have crimes that went over several days. we have a suspect that as of this point, nbc news hasn't confirmed the medical condition and there may have been a long lag before he was interrogated. as long as the investigators and the justice department are meaningfully applying that exception and saying we really are trying to get that actionable information and it may have been delayed bied medical conditions. they will be on strong legal ground even if they go past 350 minutes and breaks precedent. this goes to what we were discussing previously. if that makes an excuse of making a mockery of it, we don't know yet. if it does, it's our job as citizens and the press to keep a close eye on that. a lot of what we saw under the prior administration, under george w. bush, was the argument that terror makes everything different, i.e., you have less rights. in rah suel and hamdi, we saw a relatively conservative supreme court
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i go back to laura ingraham said the fate about blaming the immigration bill is the same as blaming obama and those support. >> that's completely different, bob. >> no it's not. >> yes, it is. >> probably if i went through the internet, laura, i can probably find many of them. >> you have members of the media blaming conservatives for the tax day, patriots day, wink, wink, wink. what does that mean? >> you have lawmakers. you have left wing media you have fire bombings, you have -- >> -- we have got to wrap. they are telling me we have to wrap now. what i want to point out is that terrorism has gone on the decline mainly because of the soviet union, no longer sponsors terrorists or radical groups and now they have the fortunate ability to become professors in american universities. all right. we'll return in just a moment with a live update from boston. don't go away. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative soft
i go back to laura ingraham said the fate about blaming the immigration bill is the same as blaming obama and those support. >> that's completely different, bob. >> no it's not. >> yes, it is. >> probably if i went through the internet, laura, i can probably find many of them. >> you have members of the media blaming conservatives for the tax day, patriots day, wink, wink, wink. what does that mean? >> you have lawmakers. you have left wing media you have...
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this goes through. bill: how to prosecute the boston many bombing suspect. the man that prosecuted the shoe-bomber, richard reid. he will tell us dzhokhar tsarnaev's citizenship should be revoked and that is not all. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. we are outta here! finding you the perfect place. hotels.com. bill: here is breaking news on the economy now. sales of new homes up 1.5% in march. that is significant because it's the second fastest sales pace we've seen in three years. spring is buying time. apparently more americans are doing just that, just crossing the wires right now in 15 minutes. here in new york. martha: president george w. bush reemerging on the national stage for the opening of his presidential library in texas. that will happen this thursday. but the move comes as some
this goes through. bill: how to prosecute the boston many bombing suspect. the man that prosecuted the shoe-bomber, richard reid. he will tell us dzhokhar tsarnaev's citizenship should be revoked and that is not all. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. we are outta here! finding you the...
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the easiest way to tell the story is through the loss of the olympics for 2016. if you remember, chicago was one of the four finalists, and president obama and his wife michelle went to copenhagen to argue the case and that's when the president discovered what the effect had been. the olympic committee said i'm sorry, but we can't risk the games, your border system which we believe will harass and reject a lot of athletes. >> michael: that's just amazing. this is the country of give us your tired, give us your poor, but once you get to the border we're going to send you home. but prior to 9/11 there was controversy about whether the federal government should promote tourism to the united states. >> when the republicans gained control of the house in 1994 and as you remember newt gingrich became the speaker there was a clash immediately with his vision of small government versus the clinton white house vision of smart government. and tourism was the completely surprising battleground. president clinton and vice president gore thought the opening of the world with
the easiest way to tell the story is through the loss of the olympics for 2016. if you remember, chicago was one of the four finalists, and president obama and his wife michelle went to copenhagen to argue the case and that's when the president discovered what the effect had been. the olympic committee said i'm sorry, but we can't risk the games, your border system which we believe will harass and reject a lot of athletes. >> michael: that's just amazing. this is the country of give us...
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>> i'm not sure i agree with the premise that it's a big defeat for president obama. he's something he wanted to happen but i think he never had it on the agenda until newtown occurred. once newtown happened there was a shift in the polls, the american public opinion. people said we need to do something that you can have the small children slaughtered in idyllic community like newtown, connecticut. right now, and i think the emphasis is can the senate work with anybody? i mean the silent filibuster -- you had a clear majority of the senators, 55, who supported this legislation. congressman harman pointed out this was no some promize legislation. this was a hard line. so should they have never focused on assault weapon or high capacity magazine? did it waste time? should the president acted more quickly in the aftermath of newtown to get it done? those are tactical measures. but the thing is, as harry reid, the majority leader in the senate said this week, when you have 90% of the american people, and 80% of republicans saying okay, background checks are a good idea. w
>> i'm not sure i agree with the premise that it's a big defeat for president obama. he's something he wanted to happen but i think he never had it on the agenda until newtown occurred. once newtown happened there was a shift in the polls, the american public opinion. people said we need to do something that you can have the small children slaughtered in idyllic community like newtown, connecticut. right now, and i think the emphasis is can the senate work with anybody? i mean the silent...
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president obama has invited all 20 female senators to dinner at the white house tonight. it's the latest scheduled by the president in an effort to find common ground with congress. no word on yet who has rsvped. >>> well, a new york senator is standing by his words after calling for the boston bombing suspect to be tortured. republican greg ball says he was just saying what everyone else was thinking. >> i think a lot of politician, typically, are, quite honestly, number of crap. they are afraid to say what they feel. i said what i believe a lot of red blooded americans felt. >> vice president joe biden's wife, jill biden, has joined the handle as dr. jill. she noted it will be signed jill. making a comeback on twitter, this time with his clothes on is former congressman anthony weiner, he sent out his first tweets since the social network helped bring down his career he linked to a policy paper he wrote on the middle class. >>> president obama has an overnight in texas starting tomorrow, where he'll attend a memorial service in last week's fertilizer explosion. while th
president obama has invited all 20 female senators to dinner at the white house tonight. it's the latest scheduled by the president in an effort to find common ground with congress. no word on yet who has rsvped. >>> well, a new york senator is standing by his words after calling for the boston bombing suspect to be tortured. republican greg ball says he was just saying what everyone else was thinking. >> i think a lot of politician, typically, are, quite honestly, number of...
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>> i'm not sure i agree with the premise that it's a big defeat for president obama. he's something he wanted to happen but i think he never had it on the agenda until newtown occurred. once newtown happened there was a shift in the polls, the american public opinion. people said we need to do something that you can have the small children slaughtered in idyllic community like newtown, connecticut. right now, and i think the emphasis is can the senate work with anybody? i mean the silent filibuster -- you had a clear majority of the senators, 55, who supported this legislation. congressman harman pointed out this was no some promize legislation. this was a hard line. so should they have never focused on assault weapon or high capacity magazine? did it waste time? should the president acted more quickly in the aftermath of newtown to get it done? those are tactical measures. but the thing is, as harry reid, the majority leader in the senate said this week, when you have 90% of the american people, and 80% of republicans saying okay, background checks are a good idea. w
>> i'm not sure i agree with the premise that it's a big defeat for president obama. he's something he wanted to happen but i think he never had it on the agenda until newtown occurred. once newtown happened there was a shift in the polls, the american public opinion. people said we need to do something that you can have the small children slaughtered in idyllic community like newtown, connecticut. right now, and i think the emphasis is can the senate work with anybody? i mean the silent...
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. >>> president obama's opening up about a new strategy he has with michelle, but it's not what you'd expect. it's how to get the kids through those rebellious teen years. >> what we've said to the girls is, if you guys ever decide you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo in the same place, and we'll go on youtube and show it off as a family tattoo. and my thinking is that might dissuade them from thinking that's a good way to rebel. >>> of course. the family that tattoos together stays together. look at this, parents. here's one you can try at home. the obamas all inked up. and then there's the other fun family activity that sparked a national debate. who's the best dancer? the white house? >> what did you think of her mom dancing? do you have dad dancing that can give her a run for her money? >> well, she consistently maintains that she's a et aboutabout better dancer. and i'm okay with that. >> in private, i can bust a move but they tends to hold out when it comes to praise of my dancing. >> so do you think they can dance? here's a side by side
. >>> president obama's opening up about a new strategy he has with michelle, but it's not what you'd expect. it's how to get the kids through those rebellious teen years. >> what we've said to the girls is, if you guys ever decide you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo in the same place, and we'll go on youtube and show it off as a family tattoo. and my thinking is that might dissuade them from thinking that's a good way to rebel....
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they sang it through, loud and proud. >>> ahead on "starting point," president obama making a passionate, passionate vow saying the fight is not over after that compromised gun control bill went down to defeat in the senate. ahead, we're going to talk about the white house's next move. >> you're watching "starting point qurt ". 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge! we believe it can be the most valuable real estate on earth. ♪ that's why we designed our newest subaru from the back seat forward. introducing the all-new, completely restyled subaru forester. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. by earning a degree from capella more iuniversity, you'll have the knowledge to make an impact in your
they sang it through, loud and proud. >>> ahead on "starting point," president obama making a passionate, passionate vow saying the fight is not over after that compromised gun control bill went down to defeat in the senate. ahead, we're going to talk about the white house's next move. >> you're watching "starting point qurt ". 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's...
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we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. under u.s. law, united states citizens cannot be tried in military commissions. >> historically speaking, foreign policy tends to either stain or illuminate a president's legacy. time will tell which foreign policy position will define the obama years. joining us to discuss from washington is former assistant secretary of state and professor at george washington university, professor pj crowley. professor, thank you for joining us. >> hello. >> pj as we talk about the legacy of the obama doctrine, vis-a-vis our war on terrorists drones. the attacks were motivated to do what they did by the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i'll quote a little bit from that story. the 19-year-old suspect in the boston marathon bombings has told interrogators that the american wars in iraq and afghanistan, motivated he and his brother to carry out the attack. what do you make of that, pj? >> i'm not surprised at all that has been a motivator for jihadists around the world, particularly the u.s. invasion of iraq in 200
we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. under u.s. law, united states citizens cannot be tried in military commissions. >> historically speaking, foreign policy tends to either stain or illuminate a president's legacy. time will tell which foreign policy position will define the obama years. joining us to discuss from washington is former assistant secretary of state and professor at george washington university, professor pj crowley. professor, thank you...
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president obama has committed to observe the geneva conventions through an executive order, about the a future president could change it by the stroke of a pen. congress, one of our recommendations, needs to work with the administration to strengthen torture statutes, the war crimes act, and the uniform code of military justice to remove the loopholes that allow torture to occur. in terms of the c.i.a., we did not have access to classified information. this is a reason we asked the administration to review much of the classified information to see what can be released without compromising national security and to provide more trance parns a and life on how the policy decisions were made. dr. david would be happy to answer questions when we conclude about the responsibility and how the absence of clear standards left troops on the front line in an untenable position. on the question of effectiveness of torture, there is no persuasive evidence in the public record that the wide spread use of torture against suspected terrorists was necessary. that is that it produced significant informa
president obama has committed to observe the geneva conventions through an executive order, about the a future president could change it by the stroke of a pen. congress, one of our recommendations, needs to work with the administration to strengthen torture statutes, the war crimes act, and the uniform code of military justice to remove the loopholes that allow torture to occur. in terms of the c.i.a., we did not have access to classified information. this is a reason we asked the...
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college. >> i'm not sure i agree with the premise that it's a big defeat for president obama. clearly, it's something he wanted to happen, chris. i think he never had it on his agenda until newtown occurred. once newtown happened, there was a sudden shift in terms of the polls, american public opinion, and people said, we need to do something. we can't have small children slaughtered in an i dyllic community like newtown, connecticut. right now the emphasis is can the senate work with anybody. the silent filibuster -- you had a clear majority of the senators, 55, who supported this legislation, and as congresswoman harman pointed out, this was a compromise legislation. this was no hard line. the question becomes, should they have not ever focused on assault weapons? should they have never focused on high capacity magazines? did that waste time? should the president have acted more quickly in the wake of newtown to get this done? these are all tactical measures. as harry reid, the majority leader in the senate, said this week, if you have 90% of the american people and 80% of r
college. >> i'm not sure i agree with the premise that it's a big defeat for president obama. clearly, it's something he wanted to happen, chris. i think he never had it on his agenda until newtown occurred. once newtown happened, there was a sudden shift in terms of the polls, american public opinion, and people said, we need to do something. we can't have small children slaughtered in an i dyllic community like newtown, connecticut. right now the emphasis is can the senate work with...
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we will sort through the actual facts for you coming up. >>> they are not just for breakfast anymore. pop tarts for dessert. we will tell you about the new sweet treat being tested out at a fast food restaurant right here in california. come and get it. >>> come and get this. look at the sunrise over the south bay. warm temperatures as well. you'll feel it as you head out the door. a lot more ahead. 6:09. 1k enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he showed up in a van. [ women ] oh-awww. [ voices in background ] [ female announcer ] swapportunity. the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90 calorie yoplait light. ♪ sorry... about your date, the details of your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away. yoplait. it is so good. (alarm clock buzzer) ♪ (announcer) friskies. now serving breakfast. >>> welcome back. take a live look outside. i like the top that shows the sunrise, the bottom, not so fun. a look at the approach to the toll plaza. folks are getting out and about already. we are going to check the
we will sort through the actual facts for you coming up. >>> they are not just for breakfast anymore. pop tarts for dessert. we will tell you about the new sweet treat being tested out at a fast food restaurant right here in california. come and get it. >>> come and get this. look at the sunrise over the south bay. warm temperatures as well. you'll feel it as you head out the door. a lot more ahead. 6:09. 1k enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he...
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no, let immigration go through. i hope they have the sense of know-how that when they bring this gun bill back -- they brought the health care bill back -- that they vote right. people in this country are hurting. all these republicans do, let's stop obama. republicans, wake up to rick the 90/10 want gun control. people all around the country want to elect this president and want to get his agenda to help this country. host: we will take a look at the prospects for gun control later on this morning. let's go to virginia, the independent line. caller: i just wanted to say that immigration has long been overdue, and we should not have any reason to put it off any more than we have. fromnot see the connection boston to immigration. you can never stop anybody that is wanting to do harm. the same thing in connecticut, the newtown shootings, anything like that. it is sporadic, no matter how much legislation you have, over immigration, gun control, anything like that. i do not think we can afford to put it off any longer i
no, let immigration go through. i hope they have the sense of know-how that when they bring this gun bill back -- they brought the health care bill back -- that they vote right. people in this country are hurting. all these republicans do, let's stop obama. republicans, wake up to rick the 90/10 want gun control. people all around the country want to elect this president and want to get his agenda to help this country. host: we will take a look at the prospects for gun control later on this...
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it's a mercedes-benz, through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-nz financial services. adam: white house released a photograph of president obama meeting with members of his national security team discussing latest in boston marathon bombings,. tracy: president sitting next to robot mueller in this picture. first quarter results waizing on stocks this week, earning seen not off to the best start, but, our next guest said, it is not a disaster, what should visitors expect -- visitor visit investos expects next week. >> 102 companies of s&p 500 have reported. about 33% of total market cap, last quarter 61% of companies beat low revenue expectations this quarter so far, 36% have beat revenue expectations. those expectations, they are low. so, there is a lot of to digest, we need to be careful of big companies, the big rogue companies you know amazons of the world. they will probably keep correeting as people realize, you know, you can't squeeze any more out of this fruit
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blocks and delays. >> president obama has held up this project for years even though he has gone through extensive reviews. the state department has repeatedly determined that this project will have no significant environmental impacts. yet, still, this administration refuses to act. >> reporter: republicans say the pipeline would create thousands of jobs and substantially lessen this country's dependence on ale from the middle east. jenna: talk to us a little bit about the epa, and their report that suggests they are worried about the pipeline. >> reporter: the epa raeuflt efld the state department's initial review of the pipeline as insufficient, which means the state may have to go become to the drawing boards. the epa says the state department didn't consider the carbon emissions from producing crude from the ale sands in canada or the safety of transporting the crude via pipeline to texas. there are as you can imagine some skeptical members of congress as well. >> the keystone xl paoeufp line would ask the united states to bear all of the environmental risk of transporting this dirt
blocks and delays. >> president obama has held up this project for years even though he has gone through extensive reviews. the state department has repeatedly determined that this project will have no significant environmental impacts. yet, still, this administration refuses to act. >> reporter: republicans say the pipeline would create thousands of jobs and substantially lessen this country's dependence on ale from the middle east. jenna: talk to us a little bit about the epa, and...
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through saturday. in tribute to the marathon victims and their families. shortly after the briefing, president obama came to the briefing room of the white house and spoke briefly to reporters and to the nation. >> good morning, everybody. i've just been briefed by my national security team, including f.b.i. director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor, lisa monica, -- man could he, on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including a 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place, the f.b.i.'s investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terr
through saturday. in tribute to the marathon victims and their families. shortly after the briefing, president obama came to the briefing room of the white house and spoke briefly to reporters and to the nation. >> good morning, everybody. i've just been briefed by my national security team, including f.b.i. director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor, lisa monica, -- man could he, on the attacks in boston. we...
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the president obama released a statement earlier today on that explosion in west, texas. he said quote today our prayers o out to the peoplest my aatdmin, through fema and other agencies, is in close contact with our state an lalrsk sure there are no unmet needs. again,the president in a statement earlier today. nancy pelosi holding her weekly legislative briefing. that was a bit early. she discussed yesterday's failed vote on bipartisan gun legislation in the senate. she was joined by congressman mike thompson who chairs the gun violence prevention task force. they're proposing a house version of a compckgroundck this is 20 minutes. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> as we gather here this morning, people are gathering in boston for a prayer service. we joined them, our prayers and thoughts are with the people of boston, the families of all of the victims of this senseless tragedy, wherever they are from. we pray for the recovery of the injured and as americans and members of congress. words are always inadequate for times like this. words alone cannot console loved on
the president obama released a statement earlier today on that explosion in west, texas. he said quote today our prayers o out to the peoplest my aatdmin, through fema and other agencies, is in close contact with our state an lalrsk sure there are no unmet needs. again,the president in a statement earlier today. nancy pelosi holding her weekly legislative briefing. that was a bit early. she discussed yesterday's failed vote on bipartisan gun legislation in the senate. she was joined by...
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they've looked at this issue and i'm completely confident they're going to do it through a federal court and you're not going to see the enemy combatant issue become a major issue for the obama administration. >> roger, the fact they are putting this special safety categorization right now, the saturday for the greater community, how long can that last? is there a time frame in which it will expire and they must mirandize him, get him an attorney if he wants one? >> well, i trust what pete williams says on these things and there is a period of time, 36 to 48 hours. it's somewhat fudgible. it will defend when aware enough and coherent enough to begin to answer questions. but remember, the exception is about imminent threat. does he know of any other terrorist plots? has he planted any other devices? it's about the immediate safety and security of american citizens. and once law enforcement has concluded that is not an issue anymore based on his questions, they'll then move on to what will be the traditional questioning and interrogation within the constructs of the civilian law system. >>
they've looked at this issue and i'm completely confident they're going to do it through a federal court and you're not going to see the enemy combatant issue become a major issue for the obama administration. >> roger, the fact they are putting this special safety categorization right now, the saturday for the greater community, how long can that last? is there a time frame in which it will expire and they must mirandize him, get him an attorney if he wants one? >> well, i trust...
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. >>> first up tonight, president obama will travel to boston thursday for an interfaith service with bombing victims. more than 24 hours after two bombs ripped through marathon crowds killing three, wounding 170 others, investigators are still no closer to answers. late this afternoon, the fbi said no claims of responsibility have been received, and the search for suspects is wide open. deborah boxdy joins us now from boston with all of the latest. good evening, deborah. >> reporter: good evening, larry. i'm live here along boylston street in the heart of boston, about four blocks or so away from the marathon's finish line, where those two bombs exploded just one day ago. security around the city remains extremely tight, as people try to move on after that devastating attack. three people died, including 8-year-old martin richard of dorchester, massachusetts. more than 170 others were hurt. some of them losing limbs. earlier today, authorities began processing that crime scene, which now stretches about 12 city blocks. they detailed some of the evidence found at the scene during an e
. >>> first up tonight, president obama will travel to boston thursday for an interfaith service with bombing victims. more than 24 hours after two bombs ripped through marathon crowds killing three, wounding 170 others, investigators are still no closer to answers. late this afternoon, the fbi said no claims of responsibility have been received, and the search for suspects is wide open. deborah boxdy joins us now from boston with all of the latest. good evening, deborah. >>...
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i respect president obama. i love my country. i would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. >> what are your plans right now? what are your immediate plans? >> i need to find my cow. she got loose when homeland security swarmed in on me when i went to check my mail. >> the dog is safe. we don't know who the real ricin suspect is. we do know authorities have searched the home of the man who allegedly feuded with paul kevin curtis. nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins us now. where does the investigation now shift? >> reporter: part of what was fascinating about this is the attorney for the man we just saw who was released said there were things in the letters that were sent that did point to him. and she suggested that it might be this other person who has been known to have a feud with kevin who was just released. the issue here is another had his home searched. no charges filed. there was this question of might he have had information known to him through social media and so f
i respect president obama. i love my country. i would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. >> what are your plans right now? what are your immediate plans? >> i need to find my cow. she got loose when homeland security swarmed in on me when i went to check my mail. >> the dog is safe. we don't know who the real ricin suspect is. we do know authorities have searched the home of the man who allegedly feuded with paul kevin curtis. nbc news...
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here is a tip skeeter, while you're able to arm yourself while calling obama a gun-grabbing tyrant is proof that he is not. by opposing background checks at gun shows, the nra guarantees that guns can be legally bought through the gun show loophole by felons or third parties who sell to felons. then those legal guns disappear, get sold a few more times. when the cops recover those weapons years later after a killing that wiped out a playground full of kids, police can say illegal guns. background checks would not have stopped anything. background checks only infringe on your second amendment rights if you're a felon, a terrorist or criminally insane. if you're all three you probably already work as an nra lobbyist. it's all about the money. west borough ignores the teachings of jesus and takes one line out of context to justified their evil. the nra ignores the second amendment well-regulated militia part to fulfill their greed. opposing gun safety is an insult to people. wayne lapierre is indifferent and makes more nra members think, maybe i'm okay. i would like to thank amy goodman,
here is a tip skeeter, while you're able to arm yourself while calling obama a gun-grabbing tyrant is proof that he is not. by opposing background checks at gun shows, the nra guarantees that guns can be legally bought through the gun show loophole by felons or third parties who sell to felons. then those legal guns disappear, get sold a few more times. when the cops recover those weapons years later after a killing that wiped out a playground full of kids, police can say illegal guns....
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rescue workers are digging through the rubble. just devastating. >>> and the mystery surrounding who sent ricin tainted letters to president obama and two other officials is deepening this morning after charges were dropped against one-time suspect paul kevin curtis. the u.s. attorney handling the case says there is new information now, but are they any closer to finding who did send the poison? cnn's victor blackwell is following all these new developments for us. >> reporter: kevin curtis calls this whole thing a nightmare. now he wants to get back to his family, his dog, his normal life. he was released on a bond of $25,000 on tuesday, but now the charges have been dropped in connection with these ricin laced letters to president obama. mississippi senator roger whittaker, and sady holland, a judge here in tupelo. law enforcement, they're not saying much about their investigation of the letters or of curtis, but curtis has said from the very beginning that he was not involved. in fact, when they came to him with questions about
rescue workers are digging through the rubble. just devastating. >>> and the mystery surrounding who sent ricin tainted letters to president obama and two other officials is deepening this morning after charges were dropped against one-time suspect paul kevin curtis. the u.s. attorney handling the case says there is new information now, but are they any closer to finding who did send the poison? cnn's victor blackwell is following all these new developments for us. >> reporter:...
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and it was even chris christie who said to barack obama in 2012, i don't want any more stimulus money. the last thing i need is to hire more public employees. as we go through the policy deba debates, remember the consequences of the choices we're making and the people doing the work we're talking about. >> well said, karen. the president introduced the american jobs act in 2011. as you know, it would have provided states with $35 billion to prevent layoffs of everyone from teachers, to police officers and firefighters. of course, this went nowhere due to republican opposition in congress. representative jan schakowsky of illinois is reintroducing legislation that would put over 50,000 police officers and firefighters back on the beat. >> right. >> surely that legislation is now going to be given greater consideration, isn't it? >> surely you would think there's no possibility anyone could possibly, possibly oppose such a thing, right? you know, martin, again, it's going to be hard to tell because what we'll hear in the conversation is that we've got to make hard choices. i think what
and it was even chris christie who said to barack obama in 2012, i don't want any more stimulus money. the last thing i need is to hire more public employees. as we go through the policy deba debates, remember the consequences of the choices we're making and the people doing the work we're talking about. >> well said, karen. the president introduced the american jobs act in 2011. as you know, it would have provided states with $35 billion to prevent layoffs of everyone from teachers, to...
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the tweet claims that there were two blasts outside of the white house and that president obama had been injured but that tweet was fake the a.p. twitter account had in fact been hacked now we're going to list the damage was already done and within seconds that update had been retreated for a thousand times and apparently wall street was watching stocks took a nosedive within minutes of the tweet being posted the dow jones dropped over one hundred thirty three points but just as quickly as it fell the stock market recovered when it was learned that the tweet was a farce so obviously the boston bombing is still having ripple effects on the fears of the american public meanwhile four days since the boston marathon bombings suspect joan are. taken into custody by authorities new details are finally coming out about the investigation here's the latest information that's coming out speaking to investigators from his bedside in the hospital the nineteen year old acknowledged playing a role in planting the explosives near the marathon finish line he also told investigators that the u.s. wars in
the tweet claims that there were two blasts outside of the white house and that president obama had been injured but that tweet was fake the a.p. twitter account had in fact been hacked now we're going to list the damage was already done and within seconds that update had been retreated for a thousand times and apparently wall street was watching stocks took a nosedive within minutes of the tweet being posted the dow jones dropped over one hundred thirty three points but just as quickly as it...
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the letters were addressed to president obama, senator rodger wicker and a judge in that state. they are likely sent from a writer who is a frequent writer to federal officials. two letters were quite similar. both letters determined to be similar based on targets, post marks and et cetera. both are postmarked out of memphis, tennessee on april 8, 2013. both letters signed, quote, i am k. c. and i approve this message." at the white house here is jay carney's take. >> there was a letter. the off-site facility feeted a suspicious substance and a test was undertaken. the fbi has the lead this that investigation. >> with lawmakers and law enforcement on edge, multiple senate offices had reports of suspicious mail today, including this phoenix, senator jeff flake from arizona. >> there was no harmful substance on the letter, but the letter with ricin was sent from tennessee to senator wicker. this letter came from tennessee with no return address and with an oily substance on it. so it was troubling, and my staff alerted authorities, as they should have, and it was tested. >> just m
the letters were addressed to president obama, senator rodger wicker and a judge in that state. they are likely sent from a writer who is a frequent writer to federal officials. two letters were quite similar. both letters determined to be similar based on targets, post marks and et cetera. both are postmarked out of memphis, tennessee on april 8, 2013. both letters signed, quote, i am k. c. and i approve this message." at the white house here is jay carney's take. >> there was a...
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we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. >> i strongly disagree with the obama administration's decision to rule out enemy combatant status for this suspect. >> reporter: and the question of whether the fbi dropped the ball in 2011 when it looked at tamerlan tsarnaev's activity will be the subject of a closed-door briefing on capitol hill later today, when law enforcement officials brief lawmakers. john? >> all right, barbara starr, thanks so much. barbara starr in washington. i want to bring back fran townsend, cnn analyst, former homeland security adviser to president george w. bush. and fran, i want to get your take here. where do you think the investigation stands right now? we've had these initial criminal complaints given dzhokhar tsarnaev. we've seen sort of the case laid out just a little bit. but how about the investigation itself? what are the next steps? >> well, first of all, we know from investigators that they're cooperating with the russians. i talked to sources, federal sources, and the cooperation between russian authorities and the fb
we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. >> i strongly disagree with the obama administration's decision to rule out enemy combatant status for this suspect. >> reporter: and the question of whether the fbi dropped the ball in 2011 when it looked at tamerlan tsarnaev's activity will be the subject of a closed-door briefing on capitol hill later today, when law enforcement officials brief lawmakers. john? >> all right, barbara starr, thanks so...
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see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>: roger >> lou: roger ales "off camera" a new book about the president of fox news and boss here, a match that president obama called the most powerful man in america once. we agree with presidenn obama on this, uncharacteristically. joining me now, authors of. great to have you here. >> good to be here. >> lou: congratulations an the book. i want to start calling ronaler ailes the most powerful man in america. how close to true is it? >> this came up when roger went to the white house. the christmas party. he was in reception line. the they before, somebody else called him that in print. he got to the president and he said oh, the most powerful man in america. ronaler leaned in to him and said mr. president, don't believe that. i stirred that b.s. up myself. >> lou: he might well have done. >> probably did. >> but characteristic of roger to deflect. and be self-deprecating. i have had the privilege of working for a long time in this business. there is no more feared executive if t
see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>: roger >> lou: roger ales "off camera" a new book about the president of fox news and boss here, a match that president obama called the most powerful man in america once. we agree with presidenn obama on this, uncharacteristically. joining me now, authors of. great to have you here. >> good to be here. >> lou: congratulations an the book. i want to...
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there is a feet of -- fleet of truck that's ran on the gas that came through anest bay landfill. >>> we have new video of the man police believe talked his way into a home near lake merit then molested a little girl. investigators released this surveillance video late today showing the man walking near a bus stop close to the girl's apartment building then, later running away. police say he posed as a maintenance man and then, got a 7-year-old girl alone in a room and molested her. he is described as a lanky white man in early to mid-50s about six feet tall weighing 160 pounds. the girl says he had paint splatters on his hair and clothe oogt fbi arrested a mississippi man officials believe sent letter was ricin poise tron president obama and other government officials. investigators say the curtis sent letters to the president, senator roger wicker of mississippi and another state official. preliminary tests show ricin was in the letter buzz definite testing is being done. the letters mailed from memphis and investigators believe there may be more. >> several other letters have now t
there is a feet of -- fleet of truck that's ran on the gas that came through anest bay landfill. >>> we have new video of the man police believe talked his way into a home near lake merit then molested a little girl. investigators released this surveillance video late today showing the man walking near a bus stop close to the girl's apartment building then, later running away. police say he posed as a maintenance man and then, got a 7-year-old girl alone in a room and molested her. he...
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announced unexpectedly he's retiring, giving republicans a prime pick-up opportunity in a state where obama won just 42% of the vote in 2012 and if republicans are going to put the senate in play in 2014, their path goes through the midwest and mountain west region where -- make republican shots on payer of a hat trick look pretty good. but republicans have to win a minimum of two of those three seats to be in the game for the majority and no republican chances look good in south dakota, where mike brouns is already in the race. there are problems in montana and iowa. they're dipping into the second tier of candidates. baucus has never been popular in washington. at best, democrats treated him with respect because they feared him and his power in the finance committee, but the guy was disciplined, raised a will the of money and in an odd way, parts of the democratic party are somehow ecstatic today that he's retiring. democrats right now appear more prepared to land a good candidate in former governor brian schweitzer than republicans do, although that is still far from settled. republicans
announced unexpectedly he's retiring, giving republicans a prime pick-up opportunity in a state where obama won just 42% of the vote in 2012 and if republicans are going to put the senate in play in 2014, their path goes through the midwest and mountain west region where -- make republican shots on payer of a hat trick look pretty good. but republicans have to win a minimum of two of those three seats to be in the game for the majority and no republican chances look good in south dakota, where...
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they are continuing to monitor this to see what resources may be necessary through fema." they would be administered there. again, following this breaking news out of texas, hundreds injured and certainly fatalities. also a number of homes and businesses damaged. essentially an entire community affected by a massive plant explosion that occurred earlier this evening. we're going to continue following this. please stay with us. ed security, we consider ourselves business optimizers. how? by building custom security solutions that integrate video, access control, fire and intrusion protection. all backed up with world-class monitoring centers, thousands of qualified technicians, and a personal passion to help protect your business. when your business is optimized like that, there's no stopping you. we are tyco integrated security. and we are sharper. mr. wiggles and curling irons. for the little mishaps you feel, use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster neosporin. also try neosporin eczema essentials. honey... it's time to go. no. honey, it
they are continuing to monitor this to see what resources may be necessary through fema." they would be administered there. again, following this breaking news out of texas, hundreds injured and certainly fatalities. also a number of homes and businesses damaged. essentially an entire community affected by a massive plant explosion that occurred earlier this evening. we're going to continue following this. please stay with us. ed security, we consider ourselves business optimizers. how? by...
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so they can shape national policy through their signing statements and through their executive order. they can grant waivers for statutory application so it's easy to find examples just from recent years. president obama, under president obama's direction we now have a doubling of fuel efficiency for cars that will take effect between now and 2025. obama decided to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas. he granted lots of waivers to states that would require the "no child left behind" statutes and now most of the central provisions, the states are bound by that. or we think about -- vice president bush decided we would need federal funding for stem cell research. all these decisions are made by presidents. this is just on the domestic side. on the foreign-policy side presidents have even more power. the president plays a far larger role in the determination of u.s. policy and congress plays a far smaller role than the framers intended. the recent illustration is president obama decided our military would be involved in intervening in libya would be his decision even though congress
so they can shape national policy through their signing statements and through their executive order. they can grant waivers for statutory application so it's easy to find examples just from recent years. president obama, under president obama's direction we now have a doubling of fuel efficiency for cars that will take effect between now and 2025. obama decided to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas. he granted lots of waivers to states that would require the "no child left...
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it's a mercedes-benz through and through. the 2013 c-class. starting at $35,350. >>> 8:29. happening right now -- president obama is scheduled to deliver a statement on the boston marathon bombings from the white house. we're looking at live pictures, obviously, report, the cameras are lined up -- reporters, the cameras are lined up. now, earlier we showed you here on "mornings on 2," the flag on top of the white house was lowered this morning to half staff as -- in memory of those who were injured or killed in the boston marathon bombing. again, we're expecting to see president obama walk out to the podium at the white house to speak at any moment. we've heard that investigators are appealing to the public to provide any information they may have from the boston marathon bombing, particularly photos or video of anything that they may have seen, very extensive investigation continues right now as we wait for the president obama to come out. we're back at the white house. here's the president. >> including fbi director mueller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano a
it's a mercedes-benz through and through. the 2013 c-class. starting at $35,350. >>> 8:29. happening right now -- president obama is scheduled to deliver a statement on the boston marathon bombings from the white house. we're looking at live pictures, obviously, report, the cameras are lined up -- reporters, the cameras are lined up. now, earlier we showed you here on "mornings on 2," the flag on top of the white house was lowered this morning to half staff as -- in memory of...
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but a wind advisory through the delta. >>> this is a cbs news special report. i'm anthony mason in new york. president obama about to make a statement about the deadly terror attack at the boston marathon. to get you up to date three people were killed when two bombs went off near the finish line 17 66 people treated at boston area hospitals. no other explosive devices found. bob orr with information on the makeup of the bombs. bob. >> that's right, anthony. law enforcement officials told us they are learning more about the two bombs. these were two ied stzs, impro fized explosive devices placed near ground level. there is conflict inging information on whether they were in trash cans or placed on the ground near trash recans. they were laced with ball bearings, nails. these were purposefully designed to cause maximum damage in a crowded area. no claims of responsibility, there are no official suspects investigators have been talking to people. they talked to a young saudi man, but our sources are telling us that so far, is he not even a of interest and we're n
but a wind advisory through the delta. >>> this is a cbs news special report. i'm anthony mason in new york. president obama about to make a statement about the deadly terror attack at the boston marathon. to get you up to date three people were killed when two bombs went off near the finish line 17 66 people treated at boston area hospitals. no other explosive devices found. bob orr with information on the makeup of the bombs. bob. >> that's right, anthony. law enforcement...
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president obama has committed to observe the geneva conventions through an executive order, about the a future president could change it by the stroke of a pen. congress, one of our recommendations, needs to work with the administration to strengthen torture statutes, the war crimes act, and the uniform code of military justice to remove the loopholes that allow torture to occur. in terms of the c.i.a., we did not have access to classified information. this is a reason we asked the administration to review much the classified information to see what can be released without compromising national and to provide more trance parns a and life on how the policy decisions were made. dr. david would be happy to answer questions when we conclude about the responsibility and how the absence of clear standards left troops on the front line in an untenable position. on the question of effectiveness of torture, there is no persuasive evidence in the public record that the wide spread use of torture against suspected terrorists was necessary. that is that it produced significant information and val
president obama has committed to observe the geneva conventions through an executive order, about the a future president could change it by the stroke of a pen. congress, one of our recommendations, needs to work with the administration to strengthen torture statutes, the war crimes act, and the uniform code of military justice to remove the loopholes that allow torture to occur. in terms of the c.i.a., we did not have access to classified information. this is a reason we asked the...
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last month the federal appeals court roolds against the obama administration's argument that it was a state secret. the court ordered the cia to respond to freedom of information requests about targeted killing. a few days later, three obama officials told the daily beast that the drone program will move from the cia to the defense department. that could increase accountability and transparency. the president also responded by saying this at the state of the union. >> i will continue to engage congress to ensure not only that our targeting, detention and prosecution of terrorists remains consistent with our laws and system of checks and balances. but that our efforts are even more transparent to the american people and to the world. >> but it looks like that effort is not getting very far. the administration refused to even send a witness to testify and answer questions at today's hearings. the chair of the hearing told us the legal and policy questions surrounded targeted killings require a public debate. once again, it looks like a debate the white house would rather skip. joining u
last month the federal appeals court roolds against the obama administration's argument that it was a state secret. the court ordered the cia to respond to freedom of information requests about targeted killing. a few days later, three obama officials told the daily beast that the drone program will move from the cia to the defense department. that could increase accountability and transparency. the president also responded by saying this at the state of the union. >> i will continue to...
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then he can get through the agenda. but that is so not president obama's -- not the way this president operates. the idea he would go to these democrats who have voted against something that he clearly put a lot of store by, saying, right, you voted against me, i'm going to do everything i can to make your life hell until you switch your vote. i don't see the president doing that. it may be the most effective way to do it, but i don't see that's the way he's going to operate. >> maybe, steve rattner, he should do that for the families of newtown. >> first of all, margaret thatcher and winston churchill didn't have to make phone calls. if they didn't get their way -- >> didn't stop her. >> that's true. she had to make phone calls. but the point is there were consequences if they did not support the government. they would have to have elections, they might lose their seats. here, there's no real power the president has over it other than yelling at them, screaming at them, taking away their bridges. these four democrats a
then he can get through the agenda. but that is so not president obama's -- not the way this president operates. the idea he would go to these democrats who have voted against something that he clearly put a lot of store by, saying, right, you voted against me, i'm going to do everything i can to make your life hell until you switch your vote. i don't see the president doing that. it may be the most effective way to do it, but i don't see that's the way he's going to operate. >> maybe,...
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president obama came to the cathedral of the holy cross today, just a short walk from the finish line of the marathon to talk to boston and the nation about that personal loss. >> our prayers are with the richard family of dorchester. to denise and the young daughter, jane. as they fight to recover. and our hearts are broken for 8-year-old martin with his big smile and bright eyes. his last hours were as perfect as an 8-year-old boy could hope for. with his family, eating ice cream at a sporting event. and we're left with two enduring images of this little boy. forever smiling for his beloved bruins. and forever expressing a wish he made on a blue poster board. no more hurting people. peace. no more hurting people. peace. >> today i visited with the school where those words were written. no more hurting people. peace. the neighborhood house charter school is in the neighborhood where i grew up, dorchester. and it is the richard family school. i saw martin richard's desk in the third grade classroom that he'll never return to. i saw his little sister jane's desk in her first grade clas
president obama came to the cathedral of the holy cross today, just a short walk from the finish line of the marathon to talk to boston and the nation about that personal loss. >> our prayers are with the richard family of dorchester. to denise and the young daughter, jane. as they fight to recover. and our hearts are broken for 8-year-old martin with his big smile and bright eyes. his last hours were as perfect as an 8-year-old boy could hope for. with his family, eating ice cream at a...
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they're doing the same thing to president barack obama. that is a very slippery slope that is being -- that you're witnessing here, an increasing use of filibuster and the demand for the 60-vote requirement to get, really, anything through. i think that that's -- you know, this was a vigorous debate at the beginning of the year to try to change the senate rules. there are folks who wanted to do that. but the democrats, harry reid, the senate majority leader said i don't want to go that route. i don't want to eliminate the filibuster and weaken it substantially. >> why. >> why? because they'll be in the minority themselves and they'll neat the filibuster to block the republican agenda. >> and, manu, going back to the reform on immigration, what happens next? >> we're going to see a hearing in the senate judiciary committee tomorrow and then monday you'll see the legislative process begin and take shape after that. starting in may that same committee is going to start to vote on amendments on that plan, probably will pass that committee and
they're doing the same thing to president barack obama. that is a very slippery slope that is being -- that you're witnessing here, an increasing use of filibuster and the demand for the 60-vote requirement to get, really, anything through. i think that that's -- you know, this was a vigorous debate at the beginning of the year to try to change the senate rules. there are folks who wanted to do that. but the democrats, harry reid, the senate majority leader said i don't want to go that route. i...
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. >> president obama yesterday. he was standing alongside newtown families and other victims of gun violence including former congresswoman gabby giffords expressing his frustration over the senate's inability to push through any stricter gun legislation. today the newtown families are pushing forward figuring out what the next steps are for gun legislation. with me now is carlie soto. her sister, victoria, was killed in the newtown shooting. you spent a lot of time on capitol hill learning the ropes of becoming a lobbyist. trying to go one by one to convince people to do this. what were the conversations like with folks that you saw ending voting against your wishes? >> heartbreaking. you tell your story. you tell how your loved one died. they just look at you with this blank look. there's no compassion in their eyes. they don't care. they'll vote no any way. i can feel it in the room and with their responses that they give. >> when you watched the vote yesterday, what was your reaction? >> we knew before going int
. >> president obama yesterday. he was standing alongside newtown families and other victims of gun violence including former congresswoman gabby giffords expressing his frustration over the senate's inability to push through any stricter gun legislation. today the newtown families are pushing forward figuring out what the next steps are for gun legislation. with me now is carlie soto. her sister, victoria, was killed in the newtown shooting. you spent a lot of time on capitol hill...
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a significant break in the case has been discovered through surveillance video. no one is under arrest as far as we know and no suspects have been publicly identified. we also have new video to show you of president obama and the first lady heading off to attend a multi-faith prayer service in boston to honor the victims. chris pollone joins us live in boston. >> reporter: we expect the president and first lady to land any minute. it is a very short flight from washington, d.c. up here to boston. once they arrive, they will be headed to logan airport from the cathedral of holy cross. the president is expected to deliver the closing remarks of this prayer service that is scheduled to begin at 11:00 eastern. we'll continue to monitor that for you. with regard to the investigation, we expect to hear more from the fbi. yesterday, it was revealed to nbc news that they believe they have isolated two men who appear to be carrying some sort of black nylon backpack. they believe those gentleman were carrying the bombs that were used in this attack. they were seen on the v
a significant break in the case has been discovered through surveillance video. no one is under arrest as far as we know and no suspects have been publicly identified. we also have new video to show you of president obama and the first lady heading off to attend a multi-faith prayer service in boston to honor the victims. chris pollone joins us live in boston. >> reporter: we expect the president and first lady to land any minute. it is a very short flight from washington, d.c. up here to...
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president obama said whoever is behind the explosions that killed these three people and injured more than 140 others at the marathon will feel the full weight of justice. investigators right now combing through the evidence this morning with the fbi and the boston police asking anyone who may have seen something, heard anything, share na information with authorities. i'm joined by pamela brown. >> good morning to you, john. this area, the heart of boston's back bay, very popular area. still closed. the residents being asked to stay hyper vigilant. also there is a heavy law enforcement presence. authorities are investigating who's behind this act of terror, how they were able to carry it out and why. >> reporter: just before 3:00 p.m., more than 4:09 into the race, a thunderous boom. celebratory cheer turned into screams of horror. seconds later, at least 50 yards away, another. runners and spectators at the finish line stunned. that shock rippled through the crowd, many running from the scene, others towards it. >> we heard just one massive explosion, a huge boom. obviously we didn't
president obama said whoever is behind the explosions that killed these three people and injured more than 140 others at the marathon will feel the full weight of justice. investigators right now combing through the evidence this morning with the fbi and the boston police asking anyone who may have seen something, heard anything, share na information with authorities. i'm joined by pamela brown. >> good morning to you, john. this area, the heart of boston's back bay, very popular area....
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but if there is a terrorism element to this when we gear up and president obama said he does want to get something passed we could see a whole new dimension to the gun control debate. >> cenk: joe, doesn't it put a line to the nra talking point well it doesn't matter because criminals can always get the guns any way. if it turns out that they got a way that was simpler because you wouldn't close that loophole, then aren't you helping the criminal, in this case the terrorists. >> it very much plays out that way. one of the great ironies about the whole situation is this a total accumulation of hot buttons, immigration gun control and terrorism civil liberties in a way we didn't expect where we have terrorists who don't look like the traditional notion of terrorists. and then the gun battle, and then the debate over immigration whether or not these guys got their guns legally because they were legal citizens. one of them was not a citizen and how they came to the united states. they were radicalized after they got here, not when they came in. this was a preemptive strike and we do have
but if there is a terrorism element to this when we gear up and president obama said he does want to get something passed we could see a whole new dimension to the gun control debate. >> cenk: joe, doesn't it put a line to the nra talking point well it doesn't matter because criminals can always get the guns any way. if it turns out that they got a way that was simpler because you wouldn't close that loophole, then aren't you helping the criminal, in this case the terrorists. >> it...